Monday, 5 December 2016

Convulse / Disma - Days of Death

CONVULSE / DISMA - Days of Death (DOOMENTIA Split 7"EP 2013)

This split 7” had to wait a (long)
while before I finally played it. It actually took me two years to put it on
the turntable haha. Well, better late than never. I really like many Doomentia
Records releases and this split titled “Days of Death” surely is another solid
and worthy release from the Czech label. I love Disma, who are among my
favourite new old school death metal bands. I also like Convulse, but only for
what they have done in the 90’s rather for their comeback recordings, which are
not so impressive anymore. But with one song from each band, “Days of Death” is
a nice release and great combination of different styles of old school death
metal.

Convulse starts up with “We
Kill Our Kind”, song which also opens their comeback album “Evil Prevails”. I
don’t know if there’re any differences between the split EP and album versions,
but that doesn’t matter. This song is actually good and solid effort, I quite
like the production and atmosphere of this track, as well as the heaviness of
it. This is surely the best song Convulse did after the reunion, even if far
from something spectacular, but decent for sure.

Disma comes with “Unwept in
Oblivion”, which originally was published on very limited edition of “Towards
the Megalith” vinyl, on additional 7” record. It’s been remastered and remixed
for this split and I have to say that it’s yet another Disma song, which I
love. I love that grim, mournful, dark aura of their music, I love its sheer
heaviness and massiveness of the sound, I love the earth shaking riffage, which
often has a nice harmonious accents that remind me some old Swedish death /
doom acts. And I love Daryl Kahan’s vicious vocals. Basically everything about
their style is perfect for me and it will not be exaggeration if I say that
they’re among the best death metal bands these days. “Unwept in Oblivion” is a
fine proof for it and I have to admit that I played this song way many times
more than “We Kill Our Kind”.

Great split then, Disma rules,
Convulse came with a decent song as well. And everything is packed in beautiful
gatefold, with truly spectacular artwork from Ola Larsson. All these deserves a
solid 80/100.